disadvantage

1noun

dis‧ad‧van‧tage1 [uncountable and countable]

something that causes problems, or that makes someone or something less likely to be successful or effective [≠ advantage]COLLOCATIONS COLLOCATIONS big/major/serious/grave disadvantage advantages and disadvantages be at a disadvantage (=have a disadvantage) put/place somebody at a disadvantage the advantages/benefits outweigh the disadvantages (=there are more advantages than disadvantages ) social/economic/educational disadvantage (=a situation in which someone has a much lower social, economic, or educational level than other people)